# Israel se eerste minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sê hy werk saam met Amerika se spesiale gesant, Steve Witkoff, aan ʼn ooreenkoms om nog gyselaars vry te laat wat in Gaza deur Hamas gevange gehou word. Netanyahu het gister met president Donald Trump by die Withuis vergader. Van die 251 gyselaars wat Hamas tydens die 7 […]
# Die speaker van Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, is gekies as voorsitter van die Interparlementêre Unie van die Afrika-groep Parlemente. Haar verantwoordelikhede sluit in om parlemente van lidlande saam te roep. Didiza sê Suid-Afrika se voorsitterskap van die Afrika-koukus sal verseker parlemente dra by om Afrika die vasteland met die beste prestasie te maak vir […]
# Die Britse eerste minister, Keir Starmer, sê sy regering sal veg om ʼn ekonomiese vennootskap met Amerika te verseker, terwyl hy ook probeer om handelsbeperkings met belangrike vennote wêreldwyd te verlaag. Dit volg ná president Donald Trump se omvattende wêreldwye tariewe. Starmer sê die Verenigde Koninkryk sal slegs ʼn ooreenkoms met Amerika aangaan indien […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says is working with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to create a deal to release more hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu met with president Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Of the 251 hostages abducted during Hamas’s October 7 attack, 58 remain in captivity […]
# National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, has been elected as the Inter-Parliamentary Union chairperson of the Africa Group of Parliaments. Her responsibilities will include convening member parliaments. Didiza says South Africa’s chairship of the African Caucus will ensure that parliaments contribute to making Africa the best-performing continent in human rights, democracy, and conflict resolution. She says parliaments […]
# UK prime minister Keir Starmer says his government will fight to secure an economic partnership with the US, while also working to lower trade barriers with key partners around the world. This follows US president Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Starmer says the UK will only strike a deal with America if it’s in […]
# Statebondspele: Die Olimpiese Komitee van Nigerië het aangekondig hy het die 28 Maart sperdatum nagekom met die van ‘n verklaring van voorneme om die 2030 Statebond Spele aan te bied. Nigerië kan slegs formeel aansoek doen met regeringsondersteuning. Die land het ‘n aansoek om die 2014 Spele aan te bied teen Glasgow verloor. In […]
# Commonwealth Games: The Nigerian Olympic Committee announced it has met the 28 March deadline for expression of interest to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Nigeria can only commence a formal bid with the backing of the country’s government. The country lost a bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. A statement […]
# Kanada het ‘n klagte by die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie gelê oor die swaar tariewe wat Amerikaanse president Donald Trump ingestel het op motorinvoere. Die organisasie sê Kanada het die Verenigde State gevra vir konsultasies oor geskille rondom Amerikaanse maatreëls wat ‘n belasting van 25-persent op Kanadese motors en motoronderdele plaas. Kanada se regering het in sy […]